God and His divine laws for universal harmony and peace. · MANKIND IS LIVING OUT OF HARMONY WITH, AND IN REBELLION AGAINST, ITS CREATOR X Against God and His divine laws for universal

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The four horses in the cover painting are a prophetic foretelling (Revelation 6:1-8 in the B

ible ) of the famine,

plague, disease, war, and lack of peace seen today. In the B

ible, God tells us the w

orld is in a mess because:

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s for universal harmony and peace.

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od�’s paths to follow our ow

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ho sins is the one who w

ill die. - Ezekiel 18:20a N

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ages of sin is death, - Rom

ans 6:23a NLT

The Bible de nes sin as failure to obey The Ten C

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od�’s moral law

s or guidelines for the universe found in E

xodus chapter 20.E

veryone who sins is breaking G

od�’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law

of God. - I John 3:4 N

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ehold, the Lord�’s hand is not so short that it cannot save, neither is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. B

ut your iniquities have m

ade a separation between you and your G

od, and your sins have hid His face from

you, so that He does not hear.

- Isaiah 59:1-2 LB

How

could a holy, just, and righteous God carry on a m

eaningful relationship with sinful m

en? He couldn�’t!

For God is on one side and all the people on the other side - I Tim

othy 2:5a LB

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an He had m

ade to have fellow

ship with. H

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ent be eternally ruined. So:

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od loved the world so m

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is one and only Son, so that everyone w

ho believes in Him

will not perish

but have eternal life. - John 3:16 NLT

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He personally carried our sins in H

is body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for w

hat is right. - I Pet. 2:24 NLT

For God w

as in Christ, reconciling the w

orld to Him

self, no longer counting people�’s sins against them... W

e speak for Christ

when w

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od made C

hrist, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that w

e could be m

ade right with G

od through Christ. - 2 C

orinthians 5:19-21 NLT

Christ suffered for our sins once for all tim

e. He never sinned, but H

e died for sinners to bring you safely home to G

od. - I P

eter 3:18a NLT

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od and one Mediator w

ho can reconcile God and hum

anity�—the m

an Christ Jesus. H

e gave his life to purchase freedom

for everyone. This is the message G

od gave to the world at just the right tim

e. - I Timothy 2:5-6 N

LTJesus told him

, �“I am the w

ay, the truth, and the life. No one can com

e to the Father except through Me. - John 14:6 N

LTThere is no judgm

ent against anyone who believes in H

im. B

ut anyone who does not believe in H

im has already been

judged for not believing in God�’s one and only S

on. - John 3:18 NLT

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Many people are going to hell w

ith their sins already paid for. How

sad that these sin sick men and w

omen

choose hell; God doesn�’t send them

there! (see John 16:7-9).FR

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! G

od longs to reveal Him

self to you�—to relate to you as an individual. G

od wants you to prosper and be in

health�— spiritually, physically, m

entally, emotionally. (III John verse 2). Jesus said:

My purpose is to give them

a rich and satisfying life. - John 10:10b NLT

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the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the K

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is dear Son, w

ho purchased our freedom

[with H

is blood] and forgave our sins. - Colossians 1:13 N

LTB

ut to all who received him

, he gave the right to become children of G

od. All they needed to do w

as to trust him to save

them. A

ll those who believe are reborn!�—

not a physical rebirth resulting from hum

an passion or plan�—but from

the will of

God. - John 1:12b-13 LB

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. Pray this aloud from your heart:

�“Dear Jesus, com

e into my heart. Forgive all m

y sins. Wash m

e in Your blood. Write m

y name in the B

ook of Life. G

ive me the H

oly Spirit. In Jesus�’ nam

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LIV

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HIS

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ITY WITH

HIM

. Look! I have been standing at the door and I am

constantly knocking. If anyone hears me calling him

and opens the door, I w

ill come in and fellow

ship with him

and he with m

e. - Revelation 3:20 LB

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Background painting show

s Jesus Christ, the �“K

ing of Kings &

Lord of Lords�”, returning with H

eaven�’s armies to abolish evil. - R

evelations 19:11ff